Sing Into Your Storm ~ Overcoming Adversity Through High Praise

enough for them to face the soon coming testing at the waters of Marah. You see, in the midst of their storm at the Red Sea, as they were pressed up against the sea and found themselves surrounded by the angry armies of Pharaoh (with other way of escape), their boldness turned to fear… Their eyes were focused on the circumstances (Pharaoh’s Army) rather than God. As a result, they became angry and began murmuring. They had lost their faith and blamed Moses for leading them out there to their “seeming” death, being totally void in mind of all the spectacular miracles God had just performed while bringing them out of Egypt. A loss of faith can happen to our hearts too when we take our eyes off of God. Had they just responded in bold faith – with confidence that their God of Mighty Power would deliver them just as He did before - they might have passed through the Red Sea on their own faith, instead of riding upon the faith of Moses! What if they had corporately began to sing (prophetically) on this side of the Red Sea in harmonious worship, faith and expectancy in their God right into their storm? Could not have Miriam led out with a spontaneous prophetic song of the Lord singing The Song of Miriam ? Miriam a prophetess… the Bible tells us so:

“Then Miriam the prophetess began to…” (Exodus 15:20)

Can you imagine what level of faith might have been established in their hearts if with their backs against the wall, (and everything on the line) if they had chosen to exalt the Lord right there on the spot, with Miriam taking up the

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